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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1975
Page
2
National Dairymen in Como Texas killed 110 calves and sent 35 live animals to an orphanage as they protest steep feed prices and low milk profits. They chose to give the carcasses to the hungry rather than dump them in a ditch on Hopkins County pasture.
The American Totali sator won a contract to run a six month test of machines for the nation’s first legal numbers operation in Trenton. New Jersey Lottery will network 350 machines dispensing three digit pick your own tickets at 50 cents each with parimutuel prize payments based on total bets.
Three FTC commissioners, without chair Lewis Engman, moved to suspend a plan to compel 60 major natural gas producers to disclose reserves and production. The subpoenas, approved 5 to 0, were withdrawn as the General Accounting Office received notice of the change.
New Delhi formally recognizes the Palestinian Liberation Organization as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government aligns with Rabat decisions and notes long-standing Arab support in Middle East conflicts.
Joseph Marro, former Marseille bar owner, convicted in absentia for drug trafficking. Sentenced Friday to 16 years after hiding in Switzerland. arrested in October on a tip. His wife shouted contempt, receiving a one month suspended term. Phuoc Long Province fell near Saigon, marking a Communist victory milestone.
Chile's military government announced in a radio address by Interior Minister Raul Benavides that it will free and deport five political prisoners to Romania, including former foreign minister Clodomiro Almeyda and former education minister Jorge Tapia, with three lesser-known detainees. The group is to depart Santiago by Saturday likely on a Romanian embassy assisted jet. The announcement follows years of repression claims against Pinochet's regime after the 1973 coup.
The Vatican announced Pope Paul VI has approved Bernadette Olowo as Uganda's ambassador to the Vatican. At 27, she becomes the Holy See's first female envoy from Uganda.
Oregon authorities investigate a skull found 10 miles east of Estacada and a weathered parachute as possible evidence in the D B Cooper skyjacking case. Dr. Larry Lewman notes the skull fits an early 30s person and discusses findings with the FBI. no money or parachutes found.
Unpublished columnnist William Safire failed to compel William Morrow to pay $165,666 for a book on his Nixon era speechwriting. The American Arbitration Association ruled against Safire but allowed him to keep $83,333 already paid. Doubleday will publish the book, terms undisclosed.
Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas, 76, shows a mild bronchial infection but remains in serious condition after a New Year’s Eve stroke. He continues therapy in hospital as the court prepares for a two week schedule ahead.
Oregon Governor Tom McCall, barred from a third term, will depart office Monday to teach journalism at Oregon State University. A privately funded Tom McCall chair of journalism supports the appointment, allowing continued national speeches and lectures while he educates students.
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